Does Washoe County lean Republican or Democratic in presidential elections? How about Nevada?

• Short answer: In the last 14 presidential elections, Washoe County has voted 11 times for the Republican candidate – but it has voted for the Democratic candidate twice in a row. In the last 14 elections, Nevada as a state has voted 8 times for the Republican candidate and 6 times for the Democrat. Even when the top vote-getter for president has been the same between the county and the state, Washoe County’s vote total has leaned more Republican than the state has overall.

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How has Washoe County and Nevada voted for president from 1960 to 2012?

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